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(New: Beijie Company replied today)

The Taipei MRT has an average daily transport volume of 2 million passengers. The number of travel cards left by passengers at the MRT station approaches 60,000 each year, which is equivalent to about 180 travel cards that are collected and returned to Beijie if they are not registered and remain unclaimed for six months . , The balance on the card belongs to Beijie. “Apple News” has kept track of the statistics for the past five years, and the unclaimed card balance is more than 5 million yuan each year, which has become an alternative income for Beijie.

The Taipei MRT Corporation stated today that according to the Civil Law, unclaimed items in the MRT system must be deposited with the police or city government for disposal, but due to the large number, Beijie has the order to handle them.

The number of cards issued by Youyou Cards has reached 111.5 million. According to statistics from Youyou Card Company, there are 81.8 million cards in circulation, of which approximately 64.87 million are unregistered cards, which is equivalent to 80% of Youyou Cards in use without a name. As people often lose the EasyCard when taking the MRT, according to Beijie regulations, if the public finds the card, the registered card will be notified to the party to withdraw it. The bearer’s card is still not claimed after the announcement and the balance on the card belongs to Beijie.

With an average of more than 5 million lost card balances per year, Beijie raises money privately

Uyo Card Company began promoting registered Uyo cards in 2016. According to Beijie’s statistics, from 2016 to 2018, more than 58,000, 56,000 and 66,000 Uyo cards were withdrawn, and the number of unregistered and claimed cards was 32,000. 31,000 and 31,000 cards, with card balances of approximately 5.72 million, 5.44 million and 5.43 million, in addition, more than 57,000 cards were withdrawn in 2019. The remaining balance is still in the announcement of the operation process custody. In the first half of this year, more than 21,000 copies were collected.

Beijie stated that after receiving the lost card, an advertisement and a storage period of 6 months is required. If no one shows up to claim it, it will proactively notify the seeker to pick it up. If the search engine has not received it yet, she will acquire the property in accordance with the Civil Law. And finally, list the card as North Czech income.

Almost every day, passengers lose their EasyCards within Beijie’s jurisdiction. Beijie stated that when passengers lose their cards, they can immediately call the card company to block the cards with a registered name, and the company will refund the balance to the public. If you are not registered, please first report it to the Beijie Customer Service Center, explaining the appearance of the card, where it was lost or where to get on and off the bus, and the balance of the card, and let the waiter confirm. If it can be confirmed that the passenger has lost it, please return it on the spot.

No one will receive the bearer card for half a year.

The EasyCard is considered cash. The public picks up the EasyCard at the MRT station, assuming that the unregistered EasyCard is “like collecting an unexpected fortune.” If you decide to hand it over to the Beijie Lost and Found Center, it will be advertised and kept for half a year. If no one comes to claim it during the period, Beijie will notify the seeker to pick it up. If the public finds the registered card but uses it for consumption, this measure has already involved embezzlement.

The Youyou Card Company stated that in the past, the police have requested the company to provide the consumption records of the registered Youyou Card to track whether there was misappropriation of funds.

Beijie treats windfall gains as income

According to Beijie’s statistics, in recent years, this “windfall” has averaged more than 5 million per year. Northern City Councilor Xu Hongting, who was a special assistant to the board of directors of Youyou Card Company, believes that the database technology of Youyou Card Company is very mature. As long as the owner can be clearly compared and found, “the consumer must be returned.” Use it for public welfare, or use it for public transportation, rather than treating it as business income. The public must use the windfall profits for the public.

Traveler Zhang said that MRT company’s annual windfall income is more than 5 million yuan, and it should return it directly to passengers, even if it is a draw, it should not be converted into North Jie private money. (Lin Yuanling / Taipei Report)